War Poetry

Nicholas D. Kristof’s column in the New York Times on Monday really touched me and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. Last month, he invited his readers to send poems for his second Iraq Poetry Contest and published some of the most moving two days ago. One, by a fourth grade student in the South Bronx, Raphael Sosa, is chilling:

6 responses to “War Poetry”

Sorry, Kid, Americans killed your Dad. Armchair warriors with the gleam of Empire in their eyes. Spineless jellyfish who continue to vote for parasites killed your Dad. I’m truly sorry for your loss. It’s a loss for us all. I mourn the loss of America.